Is ACU good for education (1 Viewer)

[scheah86]

just wondering what people think of acu for teaching. heard its highly regarded for teaching

 

[bubz :D]

yeah i heard that too... primary edu is 88! O__o;;
my friend's there, for secondary education i think... he loves it!

 

[Dingo]

94% of ACU graduates get a job..

peace^^

 

[cro_angel]

yeh especially if u want to teach in a private or catholic school cuz i think u have to do religion in it if u go there anyway

 

[Dingo]

yup yup your absolutely correct cro_angel.

 

[scheah86]

its not the religion like in high school

its like education in society and shit like that.

 

[snapperhead]

I didnt realise that RE was now compulsory for education........
learn something new everyday!

 

[scheah86]

only for ACU
other unis not compulsory

 

[hatty]

what if u dont teach RE

 

[scheah86]

what do u mean?

 

[hatty]

ppl are saying that you need to do Religion at ACU to be able to become a teacher

but wat if you rnt going to teach it? whats the point of learning RE when u rnt going to teach it

 

[scheah86]

yea its like a back up thing. if some re teacher breaks a leg anyone can come in be relief for the class

 

[snapperhead]

Originally posted by scheah86
only for ACU
other unis not compulsory

Sorry, I meant at ACU. i know its not compulsory for all education courses!

its like a back up thing. if some re teacher breaks a leg anyone can come in be relief for the class

Ummmmm, not quite..... it doesnt work like that in schools in the real world!

i think you would find that its compulsory for all education students (it wasnt when I went there) is that the idea is that the graduate of ACU is going to work in the Catholic school system therefore the ability to teach RE is more desirable (ie realistically, it will increase your chances of finding employment). When you finally get work as a teacher, unless the job specifically states RE, you usually dont have to teach it (there are exceptions to this but they are school based not system based eg all H/R teachers have to teach their homeroom RE) - most schools are moving from this as it demeans the subject and you have unmotivated ppl teaching what is considered to be the key subject in a Catholic school.
+ if you ever want to advance up the 'corporate ladder', RE is a good thing to have under your belt.
Hope this helps clarify things.......

 

[santaslayer]

ACU..Aus Catholic Uni...so religion is important i guess

 

[scheah86]

thanks snapperhead. u do learn new things every day

 

[cro_angel]

i guess it would make sense for catholic schools to be hiring people who have studied religion at uni.. compared to someone who didnt
at all catholic schools they have masses, special days (like at my school mercy day.. gilroy have their gilroy day.. oakhill have founders day etc) and other religious things.. so it would be good to have experience in that area to teach at a catholic school
my opinion lol
the uai is like the highest so it must be popular
is anyone doing the acu teaching thing as a 1u subject?